Christopher write:
>Mount the snaps from the inside out. That is, mount the front two
>center snaps first, then the rear and work your way out to the edges.
>To mount the snaps, after you have located where you want it, take the
>piece with the prongs on it and make an impression in the cover. I
>then took an exacto knife an cut small slits where the impressions were
>(be very careful doing this). Then simply punch or cut out the center
>hole. You can then mount the "Lift The Dot" snap to the cover.
Boy, he makes that sound easy. I double that warning about being careful
with the exacto knife. I don't think I can count on my bloody fingers how
many times I've sliced and diced them using a exacto knife to cut through
heavy material like a tonneau. And, then there is always the time when it
unexpectedly slides right in and make a slice 6 times as long as I wanted
it to be. I wonder if there is another alternative - something like a hand
drill or something. I realize the hand drill itself is also dangerous and
raised other problems like holding the material. Just a thought, haven't
tried it. But, I guess if you've marked the hole and maybe used a couple
C-clamps to hold the material onto a wood board, it might just be a easy
and clean way to go.
I'd also suggest to do it when it is warm out and the tonneau has sat in
the sun. On the other hand, this will probably make it difficult to put in
on when it is cold out!
Jay
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